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twist/sprain/break one's ankle
I twisted my ankle while playing basketball.
我打篮球时扭伤了脚踝。
踝关节
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
踝关节
the joint between the foot and the leg that allows movement of the foot
I twisted my ankle while playing basketball.
我打篮球时扭伤了脚踝。
连接脚和腿的骨关节；脚的最上部和腿的最下部,包含此骨关节。
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
胫骨和腓骨远端与距骨近端之间的滑动关节
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
She twisted her ankle while running on the uneven trail.
她在不平整的小路上跑步时扭伤了脚踝。
The socks were too tight around his ankles.
这双袜子在他的脚踝处太紧了。
After the fall, his ankle swelled up to twice its normal size.
摔倒后，他的脚踝肿到了正常大小的两倍。
I twisted my ankle while playing basketball.
我打篮球时扭伤了脚踝。
She has a tattoo on her ankle.
她脚踝上有个文身。
Not this
I have a pain on my ankle.
Use this
I have a pain in my ankle.
中文学习者常误用介词'on'表示身体部位的疼痛，但英语中应用'in'表示内部的疼痛。
Not this
I sprained my ankle bone.
Use this
I sprained my ankle.
中文学习者常误加'bone'，但'ankle'本身已指踝关节，无需再加'bone'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
扭伤脚踝
He sprained his ankle while playing soccer.
他踢足球时扭伤了脚踝。
脚链
She wore a silver ankle bracelet.
她戴着一条银脚链。
短袜（到脚踝的袜子）
These ankle socks are comfortable for running.
这些短袜跑步穿很舒服。
短靴
Ankle boots are fashionable in autumn.
短靴在秋天很时尚。
脚踝骨折
She suffered a broken ankle in the accident.
她在事故中脚踝骨折了。
肿胀的脚踝
His swollen ankle made it hard to walk.
他肿胀的脚踝走路困难。
小屁孩，幼儿
The park is full of ankle biters playing on the swings.
公园里满是玩秋千的小屁孩。
晃倒对手（篮球术语），脚踝杀手
That crossover was an ankle breaker; the defender fell to the ground.
那个变向运球简直是脚踝杀手，防守者摔倒在地。
深陷于，忙于
I'm up to my ankles in paperwork this week.
这周我忙得不可开交，文书工作堆积如山。
Use ankle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“ankle”发音像“昂扣”，想象脚踝被一个扣子勒住的感觉。
neutral
Words like uncle and wrinkle share the /ŋkəl/ ending with ankle because of the 'n' before 'kle'. Words like crackle, freckle, pickle, tickle have /kəl/ without the nasal /ŋ/ sound.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.